Flower snails contain parasites. Generally, snails contain parasites, so when consuming them, they must be processed with high temperature. If the temperature exceeds 100 degrees and the cooking time exceeds 10 minutes, the parasites in flower snails can be killed. If you often eat flower snails, you should also pay attention to sterilizing and disinfecting the cooking utensils. Do flower snails have parasites? Yes, flower snails have parasites. Not only flower snails, but many parasites will also parasitize in terrestrial or aquatic snails. To prevent parasites, the snail meat must be completely cooked, preferably for more than 10 minutes, and dead snails cannot be eaten. There are more parasites on live golden applesnails than on field snails. Experts took 5 test samples and made wave plates to observe under a microscope. More than 10 parasites were detected in a single sample of live golden applesnails, while only about 5 were found in field snails. Although such a single experiment cannot represent the overall data, it can also be seen that both golden applesnails and field snails may carry certain parasites. How to prevent parasites? 1. Heating is the most effective and simplest method to deal with parasites. Whether it is the insect body or the eggs, they cannot survive for too long under high temperature. Just ensure that the food is thoroughly cooked to avoid parasite infection. Conversely, it is difficult to ensure food safety when eating raw food. 2. Kitchen utensils, especially cutting boards and kitchen knives, should be used separately for raw and cooked food. Otherwise, the eggs or larvae of some raw food are easy to adhere to cooked food and enter the human body, leading to human parasite infection. 3. To avoid parasite infection, try not to go to epidemic areas. However, if you have to go to areas with parasitic diseases, you must take protective measures such as isolation clothing, gloves, masks, and medicines. The specific protective equipment needs to be prepared according to the situation of the epidemic area.
